MProfPsych

Credit points

80

Minimum duration

1 year full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Melbourne

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:

a.

  1. a Bachelor degree with Honours in an accredited Psychology course with a minimum of Honours IIB completed in the last 10 years;
  2. OR
  3. a Bachelor degree with accredited 4th-year equivalent major study in Psychology (with performance deemed of the same level as Honours IIB) completed in the last 10 years;

and

b. demonstrated suitability to undertake the course as evidenced by satisfactory:

  1. academic referee report;
  2. professional referee report; and
  3. for short-listed candidates, interview with the selection committee.

and

c. be eligible for provisional registration as a psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the Master of Professional Psychology, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  • 70 cp from Specified Units (Part A)
  • 10 cp from Placement Units (Part B)

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 70 credit points from the following:

  • PSYC621Professional Practice in Psychology10 CP
  • PSYC622Practicum Skills10 CP
  • PSYC623Psychopathology10 CP
  • PSYC624Evidence-Based Practice for Psychologists10 CP
  • PSYC626Research Capstone Experience10 CP
  • PSYC630Psychological Assessment10 CP
  • PSYC638Therapeutic Skills10 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • PSYC625Professional Placement10 CP

Course map

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Course maps are subject to change. Please check your course map again before you finalise your enrolment.

If you need more information about unit enrolment, please visit Course Enrolment Guides.

Commencing Semester 1

  • Specified UnitsPSYC621Professional Practice in Psychology10 cp
  • Specified UnitsPSYC630Psychological Assessment10 cp
  • Specified UnitsPSYC638Therapeutic Skills10 cp
  • Specified UnitsPSYC622Practicum Skills10 cp
  • Specified UnitsPSYC623Psychopathology

    (Pre: PSYC621 & PSYC630)

    10 cp
  • Specified UnitsPSYC624Evidence-Based Practice for Psychologists10 cp
  • Placement UnitPSYC625Professional Placement

    (Pre: PSYC621 & PSYC622 & PSYC630 & PSYC638)

    10 cp
  • Specified UnitsPSYC626Research Capstone Experience

    (Pre: PSYC621 & PSYC622 & PSYC630 & PSYC638)

    10 cp

All units are delivered in On Campus mode, unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

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